Classes and terms

Fourteen weeks beginning 15 September. The class meets in person and is also carried online for citizens living away from the community. Materials are provided. There is no charge to citizens of the Nation and no charge to the spouse or parent of a citizen.

Fourteen weeks beginning 15 September, immediately after the beginning class in the same room. Speak to the department before registering if you are unsure which class fits you. There is no test and no wrong answer.

Six sessions beginning 19 September. The workshop assumes you can already hold a short conversation. It is aimed at citizens who want to read the material in the archive and write for the school.

There is no curriculum and no teacher at the front of the room. The circle sets its own subject each week. New members are welcome at the start of any month, and the department asks that you come to three sessions before deciding whether it suits you.

The apprenticeship pays a stipend and runs for a full year at fifteen hours a week. Apprentice and speaker set their own hours together. Four places are funded for the coming year.

Applications are reviewed by the Education and Culture committee of Council, not by the department alone, because the apprenticeship is a commitment of the Nation’s money and of a speaker’s time.

Held the second Thursday of every month. The evening exists so that a child learning at school is not the only person in the house learning. No registration is needed and no level is assumed.

The nest is not childcare. An adult stays in the room, because the adult is learning too. Ten places, and the department keeps two of them open for families who need to start mid term.

Council policy makes one hour a week of language study part of the paid working week for every employee of the Nation. The hour is held at midday in Council chambers, which is the largest room in the building. Departments arrange their own cover.